Ride & Drive – Learn About & Test drive an EV

2018 Group Buy Details & Program Successes:

Nissan of Durango offers a $3,000 rebate at the time of sale, and an additional $5,000 rebate if you assign your $5,ooo Colorado State Tax Credit to Nissan. Additionally, you can claim up to $7,500 in Federal Tax Credits. Call or Email 970-259-1916 for the Nissan Fleetail Info.

Morehart Murphy Chevrolet offered a $500 discount at the time of sale. You can claim up to a $5,000 State Tax Credit and up to a $7,500 Federal Tax Credit.

The 2017 Group Buy for the Nissan Leaf was a State-Wide Success!

4CORE partners with the Colorado Energy Office’s Refuel Program to bring Electric Vehicles to the SW Colorado! As a result, we in 2017 over 50 new Nissan Leafs buzzing around the region! Our program goal was to reach 20 new EV car drivers in the region! Additionally, we have three new EV charging stations with the ability to charge four vehicles at each location. Find out more about charging locations here.

Interested in learning more about charging stations or EV infrastructure?

New Charging Stations are made possible with Charge Ahead Grants for La Plata Electric Association, Mercy Regional Medical Center and The Smiley Building in Durango.

Perhaps you’d like a charging station at your business or public location. The“Charge Ahead Colorado Grant,” a statewide funding opportunity is available to assist in installation costs for up to 80% of the cost encouraging the deployment of electric vehicles and ease of charging across the state of Colorado.

Why Make the Switch to Cleaner Fuels?

How much are we saving in CO2 emissions annually with each EV in the region?

1 Conventional gas vehicle emits an average of 11,435 pounds of CO2 annually

Taking into account the Colorado electricity mix of sources from the grid (coal, wind, solar, etc.) the total emissions for one EV is 6,481 pounds of CO2 annually. See Dept. of Energy Alternative Fuels Data

What does that mean?

Each new EV in the region is saving an estimated 4,954 pounds of emissions per year. With 50 Nissan Leafs that equates to an estimated 247,700 pounds of CO2 emissions removed from our air in the region!

Funding and Grants Make Adoption of Clean Fuels Economical

State-wide grant funding supports the adoption of converting to clean fuels and developing infrastructure. The state has a grant program set up for EVs, fleet conversions and electric vehicle charging stations. EV Charging station grants will cover up to 80% of the cost of installation or $9,000 for Level 2 Dual Port Charging Stations or $30,000 for Level 3. Grant cycles are open throughout the year.

For details on funding available in Western Colorado as of 2019 click here.

Grants and Incentives

Reducing emissions from the transportation sector is one of the most important ways to reduce harmful CO2 emissions that contribute to a rapidly warming planet.

Charge Ahead Colorado Grant Funding Opens January 2019
The Charge Ahead Colorado Grant Opportunity is a statewide funding opportunity to improve air quality and encourage the deployment of electric vehicles across the state of Colorado. If you need assistance prepping or want to learn more about EVs and charging infrastructure contact Laurie at 4CORE. This grant opportunity will fund up to 80% of the cost of an electric vehicle charging station, or up to these set maximums:

Funding available for 80% of the equipment cost associated with compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, up to $500,000.

The grant will also fund propane and DC fast charging stations, up to $50,000, if they are co-located at an awarded CNG station.

Under Colorado’s Volkswagen Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (approved in March 2018), $18 million will be allocated for grants for purchase of alternative fuel mid and heavy duty vehicles and $6.8 million toward buildout of DC fast-charging stations along Colorado’s major transportation corridors. This funding will be available for 5 years and will be deployed through the ALT Fuels Colorado program.

For details on funding available in Western Colorado as of 2019 click here.